Honduran national arrested for illegal reentry

OCALA, Fla. – An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resulted in Jose Mario Abrego-Mejia, 34, an illegal alien from Honduras who was previously removed from the United States, being indicted with illegal reentry by a previously deported alien.

Abrego-Mejia, who faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison, is currently being detained pending the resolution of the criminal case.

Abrego-Mejia was previously removed from the U.S. in 2009 and was found to be voluntarily back in the U.S. on Aug. 31, 2022. Abrego-Mejia has not received the consent of the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for readmission to the U.S.

This case will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Belkis H. Callaos.